Food waste disposal

Abstract

A food waste disposal includes a grinding part configured to grind food waste, a dewatering part configured to receive the ground food waste from the grinding part and to discharge water out of the received food waste, and a connecting frame having a rotating shaft. The dewatering part is rotatably coupled to the connecting frame via the rotating shaft. Further, the dewatering part is configured to be rotated vertically downward away from the grinding part in a top / bottom direction around the rotating shaft.

Description

[0001]Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119(a), this application claims the benefit of earlier filing date and right of priority to Korean Application No. 10-2014-0019592, filed on Feb. 20, 2014, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a food waste disposal. Although the present invention is suitable for a wide scope of applications, it is particularly suitable for grinding food waste, dewatering and drying the ground food waste, and then discharging the dried food waste. More particularly, the present invention relates to a food waste disposal having a dewatering tub for dewatering and drying food waste. The dewatering tub can be tilted in a top / bottom direction. While the dewatering tub inclines downward at a prescribed angle (i.e., the dewatering tub is tilted), the food waste can be discharged.[0004]Discussion of the Related Art[0005]Generally, since foo...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a food waste disposal that can dewater and dry food waste in a single dewatering part. The dewatering part can be tilted in top / bottom direction for easy discharging of the dewatered food waste. An agitator is provided within the dewatering part to facilitate the discharge of the dewatered and dried food waste. The technical effects are simplified structure, improved dewatering efficiency, and easy discharging of the disposal.

Problems solved by technology

Generally, since food waste remaining after consumed in a home or restaurant contains a considerable amount of water, if the food waste is not processed immediately, a drainer of a sink and a drainage hole connected to the drainer can be clogged.

Specifically, if such food waste is introduced into a sewage way, it may cause water pollution.

If water is not removed from the food waste, the weight of the food waste increases.

Moreover, if the water contained food waste spoils, a considerable amount of leachate is generated together with bad smell.

Hence, environmental pollution may be triggered.

However, since the food waste disposal disclosed in Korean Publication of Unexamined Patent Application No. 2010-0044395 has a space for dewatering separated from a space for drying, it may cause a problem that the food waste disposal is structurally complicated and spatially limited.

However, the food waste disposal disclosed in Korean Publication of Unexamined Patent Application No. 2010-0044396 has the following problems.

First of all, it is impossible to dry food waste within a drum (i.e., a separate drying space is required).

Secondly, since viscous food waste is attached to an inner wall of the drum, it is not smoothly discharged.

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